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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.3-21 MHz in four bands 10-80 m 0.55-43 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 19xx in USA Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 1944 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions ? 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
521 × 254 × 375 mm
(20.51 × 10.00 × 14.76 in)
Weight ? 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 34.00 kg (75.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000004-SUPER-SKYRIDER HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000028A-SUPER-SKYRIDER